Johnson Constr Co v Shaffer Case Brief

Case Brief 2: Johnson Construction Co. v. ShafferHi class, below is the court case, Johnson Construction Co. v. Shaffer, please read the
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Johnson Construction Co. v. Shaffer
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Criteria
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeTitle & Citation
You must write the correct title and citation of the case.
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What is the key constitutional issue that the judge was looking to answer? You must
write the issue in the form of a question.
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How did the judge decide the case? (ie: What was the judge’s answer to the issue,
and did the judge affirm or reverse the lower court’s case?)
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeFacts
You must properly write a brief summary of the key facts of the case.
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Criteria
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Properly summarize the judge’s reasoning behind his or her decision.
Total Points: 10
Case briefe example
Facts and Case Summary J.E.B. v.
AlabamaSummary of a Fourteenth
Amendment Landmark case:
J.E.B. v. Alabama 511 U.S. 127 (1994)(link is
external)
Facts:
The State of Alabama, acting on behalf of the child, J.T., filed a complaint for
paternity
and child support against J.E.B. The state used its peremptory challenges to
strike nine
of 10 potential male jurors from the jury. J.E.B., the defendant, used one
challenge to
strike the remaining male juror. As a result, all the selected jurors were
female. J.E.B.
claimed that the state’s use of the peremptory challenge to exclude nearly all
male
jurors violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Ratings
20 pts
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The court
rejected petitioner’s claim. The jury found petitioner to be the father of the
child, and the
court entered an order directing him to pay child support.
The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals affirmed, and the Supreme Court of
Alabama
refused to hear the case. The Supreme Court agreed to hear the case.
Issue:
Whether the use of peremptory challenges to remove a potential juror from
the jury pool
because of the potential juror’s gender violates the Equal Protection Clause of
the
Fourteenth Amendment(link is external) to the Constitution?
Ruling:
Yes.
Reasoning:
(Blackmun, J.) In a 6–3 decision, the Court ruled that the Equal Protection
Clause
prohibits striking potential jurors not only because of their race or ethnicity, but
also
because of their gender. The Court concluded that discrimination on the basis
of gender
in jury selection does not substantially further the state’s legitimate interest in
achieving
a fair and impartial trial.
The Court noted that “[w]hile the prejudicial attitudes toward women in this
country have
not been identical to those held toward racial minorities, the similarities
between the